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...Actions which otherwise would be unconstitutional could become lawful if undertaken for the purpose of preserving the Constitution and the nation." Said Nixon: "Now that's the kind of action I'm referring to." Again, Frost refused to equate preserving the Union in the 1860s with deterring dissent in the 1970s...
...series on the ex-President, David Frost plans to get enough material for three more shows. Round 3, to be broadcast on Thursday, will highlight the early years of Nixon's Viet Nam policy and include his views on the invasion of Cambodia and on domestic dissent. At one point, according to sources who have seen the tapings, Frost pauses, searching for a word to sum up the Nixon attitude. Nixon interrupts and suggests "paranoia?" Frost replies, "Yes." The two men talk about the former President's feelings about the antiwar movement, and several minutes later, Nixon says...
...mental hospital before his testimony. Foreign correspondents flew in, asking awkward questions about violations of human rights. The state insisted that the harsh sentences, averaging 28 years, were meted out for dangerous criminal activity, but the convicts' partisans accumulated evidence that the real motive was the stifling of dissent...
...while. On Thursday he will perform at his best, describing for Frost his role in the big power politics of dealing with China, Russia, SALT and the Middle East. Following that, in successive weeks, will be the interviews on the war in Southeast Asia, as well as the dissent at home, and his final days in office. It is also possible that Frost will cobble together an extra program from the unused portions of the 29 hours of tape. Nixon has approved the sale of a fifth show, although no plans for its airing have been completed. Then of course...
...defense suggested that the news leak, which Totenberg claims originated with "seven separate sources," may have prejudiced their clients' chances by freezing the Justices in place. They asked for permission to explain their position in a supplementary brief. Last week the high court formally rejected that suggestion without dissent or comment. A final decision on the petitions has been delayed until at least next week...